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VOLUME XVIII.
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THEIR BIG DRIVE
. Launched Their Attack on a
; Wide Front Northwest and
";. East of Ypres Early This
s Morning. y
TO DRIVE THE
; WEDGE IN DEEPER
j Enlarging of. the Ypres Sal
' ient is Having the Effect
: of Endangering the Ger-
man Lines Jo the North.
iUr Tk A rim)
; With lesa than week's wait aftei
t delivering kwlI smashing blow at tlu
(iermau lines In Klaudera, the Britbui
.-rave resumed their drive, launching
; I Mr attack on' a whle front northeast
. ami rant f Yprea early this morning.
. The trend of tlie battle was only
-briefly indicated In lite early state
ment from field Marshall Halg. rcport
, lhg Ilia troop were making .good pro-
', Apparently the effort is aimed at
, driving in deeier tlie wedge already
In the Ueriuan front aMride the Ypres
Menln road and northward lieyotid the
Ypres-Houlers raltway line.
IjiBt ThurNday' thraat pushed this
wedge approximately a mile further
Into toe enemy's territory where the
ground gained wan well consolidated
.and held firmly agaimit numerous
desperate counterattack.
4 The point tif tlie wedge ha now nl
I moat reached a line extending direct
. ly northward from the great city of
" Mile, the envelopment of which I as
: mimed to lie the great objective of the
Flauilers attack in connection with the
lrlre below Mile, carrleil out lu battle
BRITISH RESU
of Arras earlier this year.
r Th enlargement of the Ypres m
(lent is likewise baring the effect of
endangering the Oertuan line to tlie
" north nvtiktul ( . ... u I I
Heemlngly It la now the pnrpoxe of the
.. British to concentrate their offensive
moves here, and by repeating the tac
tic pursued laxt year ou the Nomine.
compel a uernian retirement on-a wide
- front to the north' anil aniitti .
TBeTw "Brltnm hW!VatriJeKl
today Jnat aa the Herman a were stag
gering from the effect of the sanguln
ary repulse thov sustained yesterday
In the henry. attack which they de
. Ilvered on the ridee east of Ynre. The
German h(d made their way into the
ItritlKh Nile at two point on a nar
row front but were forced out later
by British romiterefforK
Simultaneously the British are con
tinuing their aerhil and naval attacks
on the Belgium coast. Another bom
bardment of Ostentl. one of the Her
man naval bases, wn carried out yes
terdny by the British warships. The
flermnn evidently confempiated an
aerhtl attack on the fleet, for the Brit
ish admiralty reports that air patrols
over the warship encountered six
hostile machine, two of which were
brought down.
On the French front there has lieen
only artillery activity and raiding op
eration. The artillery fire was intense j
last night In the Verdun region.
ImmU wa raided again last night
?nz2r . :ssr
,r' oi.i.i w...,J Zll.t . Pinsfliam, who belore her marriage to
1 limnM report I Mt,,h f f Uuisvi, Ky.t
tZZX "ril'alrr.?.,?Yi K.f-' .. Mrs. Henry M. Flakier. per-
pnrtnnt part - In meeting and driving
off the German.
Ufe rnderwTlteri' Convention.
Vv O.Iuiu T.a (lonf MI Ttnol.
nea, iiatriotlwn and pleasure are to
lie combined In the three-tlay program !
prepared for the annual convention of
the National Association of Mfe Un-
derwriters, which met Jn thl city to-
'day with a largo attendance of proml-
uent Insurance men from all sections
of 'the country. ' Kcnnomlc and social
preparedness wll) be the principal topic
of discussion at the convention.
lie' who would rest must work.
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October First
Begins a new interest quarter in
our Savings Department; 4 per cent,
interest compounded every three
months. Deposits made on or be
fore October 10th bear interest from
2 1 lid tUlLUKU IN
-. - oncora. in. k,. . . -
J. B. Sherrill, Editor nd Publisher..
want solicitor to appear
rot contempt or coirr.
Mesas AtUmey G U Caataals to
Aaks!4xa Wet far Hark m Or-
C1uin.it te, X. C, . Meutemlwr, 4
Judge rrank I. (Wmm ami Attor
ney E. T. fan.ler. counsel fur Uaatua
B. Mean', who U In the (sbarrna
(Vmnty jail charged with the murder
of Mr. Maude A. King, today went ta
ilastiaila. where they will aak Judge
Weldt to IsMie an order riling KolM
tor Haydea Cleawnt to appear before
Jndge E. B, (lUie, In RalbJtary Or
Mier Hth. to ahow nu why he
should not , lie held In contempt of
court In refusing to comply with a re
straining order which demanded that
certain paper of (lastoti B. Means he
ilelirered Jo the authorities of Calwr
rna County.
OrTICIALS IN CONFERENCE .'
AT SALISBI'BV TODAY
Assistant Attorney Dooling Will Lmtc
Far New Vtrk Tonight.
By Th Aaaarlate Praa.)
Rallshury. Hept SO. Federal and
state officials of Xcw York and North
rolma who joined In the uroxecuilou
of tiaston B. Means, charged with the
muriier or Mrs. Maude A. King. , at
Conconl. remalneil In conference here
today at the otlice of Solicitor tJleiueut
where they camo hist night. ...
It was understood they were going
inro me ocvelopmentn of the case, but
no announcement of future pinna was
mane. .. .
Assistant District Attorney Iloollng,
or .New ork. planned to leave tonight
tor mar city.
It had been cx-ted that further
sn-iis migni ne la ken ny Means coun
ncI to get possession of document aiez
eil In Means' Xetv York apartmcnta.
.nr. leiueni. in wnose poseslon do
cuments were sahl Ut lie. said today he
nan not neon notillml of further action.
SAYS ADDITIONAL -ARRESTS
' PROBABLY WILL BE MADE "
In the Case Arising From the Death
of Mrs. Maude A, King. :
Salislmry. Sept. 2V Assistant Dis
trict Attorney John Dmiling. of New
York, announced liere toniirht that
additional arrests "probably will be
made" in connection with the case
ristnsi from tlie death pf Mrs. Mnnde
Lii 'n?''ai!".?i .!eril?n.'5l-
erai isfiTmunff from Concord, Where
(iaston Means tmlay was ImiiiiiiI over.
to tiro irrnnd jttrv charaed with the
murder of Mrs. Maude A. Kin'j: Mr.
Pooling nindo his statement alter he
had been in conference with -the two
Nfrth-Carolina olllcials. Two New
York dotectivs also cnire to Salis
bnry with the party. Mr. Pooling
said he niisilit leave for New York
late tomorrow.
P. C. McPullie. counsel for Mrs.
Anna L. liobinson. mother of. Mrs.
Kinsr, announced, .he, ., would -tro to
Greensboro tomorrow, where pro.
cecdinirs instituted ajrninst Qaston
Sfenns. Alton Means and Mrs. Mary
C. Melvin are due to be taken in in
federar district conrt McPuHie is
seekin? to ohtntn for Mrs. Robinson
oronertv of Mrs. Kimr which he al
tee'es is in tlie hands of those named
in the order.
Vital Organs. Artf Being Subjected
ToRigid Test
K y k g , 25 Ti)e t xuy
r th. body 4 m. Robert woVth
formed at Wilmington. N. C, by Dr.
Charles Norris. head of the Bullevme
Laboratories in this city it was stated
it Pellevue hospital toniirht Vital
ovyans taken from Mrs. Bingham's
fv are ueimr suojcciea 10 icsis at
the laboratories. t -
r mil results of the tests will not
be known lor several days; it was
stated, as the chemical nature of the
.examinations make Mietn necessarily
of 1'ik duration. ,
' . Economical housewives have discov.
ered that a sunple way to solve a great
deal of tlie valuable potato is to re
verse the familar cookbook formula,
"peel and boil." and boil the potato
first. -
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A 1 AL, tSAIXiV Z
CONCORD,
H
GASTOH B. HEAHS
"ASKS TO BEHELD
.
In Jail Without Bail Until'
the Gxtober Term of Court
and Order is Signed by
Justice C A. Pitts.
NEXT COURT IS
HERE OCTOBER 29th.
Papers Found in Means'
Apartments in New York
Turned Over by New York
Authorities to Solicitor
The last edition of The Tribnne m.
terday oontalued an account of the
nneipected turn in the case against
UaMton B. gleans.
At the ooenliif of theafternonn mm.
lou, K. T. Chaualer chief xwuuael for
tne oereuaaut. apiieared before the
magistrate with a Rtatemeut tn the
court. He aid that Monday night a writ
had been humed by Judge Webb at
Uatonla restraining the Assistant IMs-
trtrt Attorney of New York .IHtv. nr
hi agent from taking out of the state
ot norm Carolina, the paper belong
ing to Gaston B. Means and found in
ills apartment In New York fit v.
While making service of these pap-
i-r, ji wa milieu ny some of the offi
cers from Xew York that extradition
! per would he asked for tiaston B.
juiins. raking him to that city to an
swer to charges, tlie nature of which
wa not made known. If any action
were to come or It would be essential
that these paper or copies of some of
inem ne in the hands of the defendant.
in onier to make Ma defense. '
AVhen the writ wa served on the
New York officials, they stated that
tne paper were not now In their no
session, but had lieen turned over to
ine solicitor and the attorner treneral
of this state. When the last tw o num.
ed officials were demanded to surren
der the paper, they refused to comply
with the order.
On account of these conHit
defendant throni'h his counsel naked
that he be placed in the custody of
the sheriff and held without bail un
til the next term of Kmierihp I'nnrt
An order to thl etriiCf wa presented
by the connael for the defendant, em-
liodyiiig the reasons for his request.
The wording of the order was objected
to by the solicitor, and he in turn pre
sented one worded In accordance with
tlie regular statute.-The argument and
discussion which followed was Indulged
In by Attorneys Hart sell. Oxlwrne.
Cunslor and Williams for the 'defend-,
ant and hy the. solicitor and attorney
general for the state. Another ordet
in different form was presented- by I
the attorney general, but this did not
nfeet the approval of the defense. Mori
discussion ensued, until a compromise
order, submitted tn the court by Solid
tor Clement wa accepted by both side
as soon a it was read. The order ws
properly signed by Justice Pitts. " ;
The court order also was in tm
form of a ik Injuuctton to prevent thi
locument being taken from Jurisdic
tion of the court and set a hearing
for October 8, "at Salisbury,. before
Judge E. B. Cline, of the fifteenth
Judicial district, at which time the
defendants are directed tn show
cause why the order should not lie
permanent.
We are going to keep the papers
in our possession until the eighth of
October, when the writ is returnable,
and then If the -court orders us to
turn them over, we will do so," 80-
clicitor Clement said later in answer to
a question as to what action would
result from the servlni or the writ.
The New York officials,' tn company
with Solicitor Hayden Clement, At
torney Oenerul Manning, Attorney P.
Bc-McDiiffie and C. B. Ambrose, spe
cial agent of the department of jus
tice, left here late Tuesday afternoon
In automobiles for Salisbury . for a
further conference.
Before leaving John Cuniff, de
tective from District Attorney Swann's
office In New York, made the follow
ing statement, which he said was for
publication:
"You may tell your paper that 1
will return to Concord. In a few .days.
My mission then will be a very sad
one, for 1 will have to take away with
me, to answer the charges, a woman
whose name has been frequently men
tioned in connection with the case.
Steel Prices In United States Are Cut
- v Half in Tw.
Washington. Sept. 24. Steel iprices
in the United States were cut in half
today wljen President Wilson approv
ed a scale of fixing prices in vol
untary agreement made by producers
with the war industries Doara. ine
general public si well as the Ameri-
11 J .Ill -u.-.-t
can ana aiiiea Boveruineiiva wm nwc
in the reductions, which go into im
mediate effect, and the agreement pro
vides that producers shall not reduce
wages. ,v ,' "
' The prices will obtain until Janu
ary 1, 1918, to be revised then if in
vestigation snows , wey are) inequitable....-
: r:,. a
K Peru Gives Germany Eight Days.
v . (Br Tlia AaaaelateS fum
; Xlma, Pern, ' Sept.' 26. The govern
menrhas Instructed the Peruvian mln1
later at Berltti to present to the Ger
man government a demand that satis
faction be given within eight days for
the sinking of the Peruvian bark Ior-
ron. if the demand is not met, flip-
lomatio relations will be broken off.
N.C. WEDNESDAY. SEPT.
cosna-xm raw at
KAXNATwUH OCTOBFJl
To B Glrea ky . the ft
rmmrrw MBta of Thai fUre. -
The CMBiuilty Pair at KannapilU
wiu no nrK notaroay. (Mutter. Old.
Tbui fair U arraflao.1 by the Cannon
I and fMharrma Miiia ,r ik.t ..i. ....i
rU,1, ,'""t b
I The onimittee ha sent
A great diaplar wtll I made In I lie
hlg tent by the profile of ne roniuiiini
ty. The para (to will Mart promptly at
ocTi a. m. ajnu we etmt to
hare .11100 la tola Mamie.
A $10 raHh prlao wll be given for tlie
neat decorated Floaty and ."i for tlie
beat decorated Aotwaolille.
A free paaa to the night entertain
ment will be given to the employe of
the mom who have ike Urgent percen
tage lu the parade, i
The big tent will ft ieneri to the
public at ft a. m. Theiarade will tart
promptly at A a. m. from the Y. M.
10 o'clock Band (.Wert and Patrio
tic Addresses by eomr of the kw
speaker In the count v.
IHuner from 12 to 1 o'rlo-k. The Ca
toca liirlM Club Willi serve refresh
ment on the ground
1 to 1 :30 p. m. Bailil Concert.
1 :30 to 2 p. m. Adlress to Mothers
on "The Care of the Rahy." All moth
er should bring thell hahies. .1 y(,ir
old and under. , 1
3 to 4 o'clock, awarding of prizes.
4 to 5:.T0. Lyceum Kntertalunient.
Music and Magic, b the "IHetrlco."
7 o'clock night. Orelf War Pictures
taken on the battle Hues in France.
"At the Front With the Allies." in
mr reeis. ana rearitor the Army.
Jjiy aside your rarfs for one day,
come out and get acquainted, and en
Joy yourself. Price will is- given for
best of everything i jllsplay.
COI NTV TEACHERS' MEET1M;
To Be held at the Cour House on Sat
urday, Ortooer 6.
The following a .program of the
county teacher meeting to Is- held
at tlie court house here on Sntnrilar
Uctdbnr -:
1 Conference-New iltcailcrs ami
.New Methmls of Teaching lU-uiling.
-Announcements: '
lal lirnding ami HcpHnt Caiils.
(In Heading Course.f
() Kilucntional IViluiiin.
id 1 Iteport Blanks, tjtc.
1- :4."i Adjournment, -i, .,
Among the valuable: acnort lilnnks
anil patter of instructink to lie eiven
out at our teachers' riieetlinr 011 Salnr-
"fmff'wllj' he of"'gem?raT hiterestl' 'no
doubt, and one that deserves the 01 re
fill consideration of even conuiiittiH-
inan and patron, is the following:
My Ambition for My School.
1. A painted school house properly
lighted and ventilated.
2. An ample play ground.
3. A good well or spring.
4. Individual drinking cups.
5. Two well ordered out -houses,
fl. A wood house.
7. A front yard of grns and flowers.
8. Good sand or cement walk to
eliool house door.
0. Good desks.
10. Maps.
11. Globes.
12. A library.
1 A good stove or Wrtterbury hent
ng system.
14. A clean floor t! hours in the dayt
15. Window shades and curtains.
IB. Copies of the world's best pic
tures.
'17. Good blackboards.
IS. Newspapers ami magazines.
.10. An enthusiastic County Life
Chili composed of every man. woman
him child tn ro.v district, that has for
Its object the upbuilding of my school's
physical, Intellectual and moral envir
onment 20, An enthusiastic teacher, who--a.
Is neat and clean,
h. Keeps things in their proper
places. -
c. Reads.
d. Attends teachers' meetings.
e. Knows the life and environment
of her pnpils.
f. Follows daily a systematic pro
gramme. ..
g. Keep a. neat and accurate reg
ister. - " .
h. Inspires her pupils with so much
respect for public proiiertv that they
scorn to deface school .furniture or
building or grounds.
Japanese to Visit New York.
New York, Sept. 2tl. New York has
completed delnlHirale preparations for
the reception and enlertuliimenr of the
memliers of the Japanese mission,
headed hy Viscoum lslill, who are to
be the guests of this city during the
eusnlng two or three days.: The pro
gram provides for u municipal banquet
and public reception and trips to West
Polnf and othef places lu the vicinity.
Dentists to Discuss War Work.
Worcester, alass.. Sept. 28. The
duty which the dental profession owes
the nation In connection witlTthe war
la to lie the principal topic of discus
sion at that twenty-third annual con
vention of the Northeastern Dental
Association. In this city. The conven
tion had Its formal oienlng tmlay and
will continue in session over tomor
row. The convention has attracted
leaders of the dental profession from
all parts of New England. ,
Mr.. Oliri C. Hoover,- of Blchmond.
Va I s visiting at the home of his
mother, Mr. D. K. Hoover. .,
When woman, In doubt, Jumps at a
conclusion, the result Is a fleet-winged
rumor. Toledo Blade. ; . .. .
i. He who does not rise early never
does s good day's wort.;
26. 1917.
T
E
To SendTa Congressional Del
egation to Europe on the
Invitation of the Allied
Parliamentary Leaders.
SUCH A TRIP,
IS INOPPORTUNE
Absence of so Many Leaders
From Washington and
Their Exposure to Sub
marine Attacks
T Tfc Aawlatra l-ma.l
Wasliiiigton. Sent. 2ILSemite hii.I
House Foreign Affairs Cominiii.v met
In Joint session tisluy to consider al
lied parliamentary leaders invitation
to send a cougreHsioiiar delegation to
Europe and lu view of President Wil
son's failure to endorse the proposal
It was thought iirolmlilc that iu-,..'it-
ance" of invitation would r- i-.iovis
able at this time.
The meeting was advised by a sniti
committee which visit.il the' Whit,
House yesterday Unit the President
neneves such a trip inopportune. The
absence of so uiaiiy Congress lender
iiimii misinngion anil inelr exposure
to siuinuirlne attacks were among tlie
reasons assigned. The President was
also said to feci that this nation K
not involved so far in the war t tin t
legislature co-oH-ratlnii is nilvisalile.
tlppositien to any entering wedge to-
wnrd format! f "entangling Enro-
liin alliances" also was said to lie a
factor.
DEATH OF AMERICAN AIRMAN
Douglass MarMonugle, of San Fran
cisco, l.ost His Life in Fight With
Eight German Machines.
llr The AssiM-taled rrriM.I
Willi I ji Fayette Siiuiiilion, Mondav.
Hiepl. 24.-The death of Iinuglass .Mac-'
Monagle. of San Francisco iiiIi.t
of I lie IjiFayetle squadron., occurred
duiiin! a patrol n iIit with two other
Americans. Lieutenant I.uflmry mil
Sergeant Kockwoll. They were attack
ed in' ladong to the" "Tango scirrriH.
SrKoaiit Rockwell went to the rescue,
but was fisi late to save his comrade.
After a short fight, however, he down
ed one German, who fell crashing into
a wood, MacMonagle's body was recov
ered. '
Manufacturers to Co-operate.
Newark, X. J.. Sept. 2ti. In re
sponse to a call issued by Governor
lvlnc. many of the niaiiiil'iicturers of
Xew Jersey assembled here today to
discuss flie organization of a Stale
association for effective co-operation
in dealing with industrial problems
arising from the war.
Wise men,, thotnrli all laws were n
holished. would lead the same lives.
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Cabarrus County B., I. &
I Cavinirc AccnriatiAn i
Sayings Association
V- UHiiiiu nwvviuuvip LL
Office In The Concord J
f National Bank. I
ENTDOES NO
Library
Price Five Cents.
MFETINO or THE N'EYT
"PATH ULIVD r.iRTV
Tlroili Kaj. th Hufcoaarlaw Warfaj
k "fnaajiyVljTal Big."
T hnii ,
Ilerliu via Lundiai. Kept. 2U. The
new (tuuiii Kaihrrlaud nartr ht-l.l
Hie first meeting in Berlin last night.
and the crowd lu PhllharuunU; hall
a u mmhtoiou that au uverfhm
mcellug wa held nearby. Ni g.verii-1
nnnt officlaU attended either meeting. I
1. .i, , . .. ..
nii.rTT-iii iifimi man meetiliK.
and Admiral v. Tirnita was the i.rln.
cipal ieaker al each. Admiral vimi
Iirpua p.dute.1 out that the submarine
warfare is l.iniiiiiiTii knnti riii,
that Belgium now has her Just deserts.
Hcluiuui. the sneaker .l.. l.wl
always England l.rldg..head. and that
tieruiauy lnnt do her uIiiiimI in pre-
venting England frmii Isvoihinit lu-l
giiims proteitor. Admiral v.m Tlrpiu
uixi iis-iarci unit Maee without a
heavy war indemnity meant Ger
many' defeat ami the rli torr of th
Anglo AiiH-rican capitalism. Admirn!
von Tiriiitu whs gn-cted enlliiislastical- .
i.v ny the audiences. Among oilier
MiciiKcrs was ir. von Wolfgang Kupp
tir.R.MAN NAVAL BASK !
AT OSTEND BOMBARDED j
British Aerial Patrols Bring Down
Two (rerman Airplanes.
I Br The Anoelaied Praa.l
IjiiiiIoii. Sept. 2.I. The German na
val base of (Mend on the Belgium
coast, was iHiiuliurded yesterday by
Mie British naval fords. The British
aerial patrols over the fleet encount
ered six hostile airiilaues and downed
two of them.
SIX KILLED IN LONDON
AIR RHP LAST NHiHT
Also Sixteen Injured Occurred on
Outskirts of London.
fBT The AMelat4 Pm.)
London.- Hept. 2tl. Klx persons were
killed and sixteen injured in the south
east outskirts of London in last nights
air raid.
Would Legally Put The Aged To j
Death.
Cliii-niro ..,.t ); r i- i
i nicairo. eiit. '(. Ijeirah.ed euth.
amisia enlargement of Dr Osier's1
theory, was urged at the 'sivtl', ... I
ninil convention of the America As
soiialion of Prngrcsaive M l e e
lr. W.'A. (iuil.1 of U HIoines'i;
minie iliu nta (i. . i.1' I -
i. aite the pica lor the esnihlislmient ,
ot reilera
or State COHKl'lSsions
.I nu. iii nine ioer to tniiKe leg-
, ..1... I 1 - . 1
y.!V nMiiiiiiisicrinir ot an casv
1 or whom there IS no 'renin.lv' AXrTfrlll mrtcliiiies AVIuithor ut,,. nt .i.
ho desire dentil and where no re. ;
poiisihle person objects.
"There ore 20(l.oi)0 persons in the
nitcd States pravinir for death. Theinv' which was coming toward Ion-
iininniiarinn who uegs the no ice.
n.iin to shoot the horse lying on the
street suncring with a
broken li".'
loi'ccs lit eon to these people. What
is humane lor the horse is humane
I'or tin- human heitci." said Dr.
Ouild.
THE COTTON MARKET
Trade Nervous Over Tropical Storm
and Prices Firmed l"p.
tn.v The AMnrlalet l'ress.
New York. Sept. 20. The cotton
market showed renewed irregularity
early today. The first prices were 2S
isiints higher to 7 isiints lower, with
the near months relatively firm on
covering, and with the trade nervous
over tlie tropical storm outlook the
market firmed up several isiints from
the lowest on covering.
Cotton futures opened steady. Octo
le. 2l.:."i: December. 2.".0'l: January,
ri.m; March, 2.1.(15: .May. 23.7.1.
Blankets In Baltimore Seized By
Government.
Haiti more. Md., Sept. 2(i. (invern-
iicnt scents have commandeered
thousands of comforts and blankets
i.liii h, were in the stock of local
wholesale bouses and several large
department stores fur the use of the
oriuv.
New Interest Quarter
In our Savings Department
will begin October 1
AU Deposits made before the 10th, bear interest
from the 1st.
Call at Bank and get particulars regarding Safes
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CITIZENS BANK AND TMIST COMPANY
rilAS B. WAGONER, President,
M. I. MARSH, VIC4L, President.
NUMBER 8.
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T FLEET
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With in I IftU H, V
! W L,rt,e Ver a Yeif
the United States Will
Have More Than 1600
Ships of 9,200,000 Tons.
SHIPPING BOARD
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j ANNOUNCES TODAY
At Present We Have a Ton
nage of Only 3,500,000 and
Ships Available for Service
Only 458.
ij Tke Aawtrlated Pma.)
Washington. Sent. 2ft Within
little more than a year the I'lilted
States will have an ocean going mer
chant fleet of more than l.tklO ships,
of M.2INI.IIIN) tons, the shipping hoard
announce! tisluy in a statement giv
ing details of tlie government ship
building programme.
0 This a mount compares with a pres
ent tonnage of a..Mi.HMi of which 70",-
. ism. ions represents (ierman and Aus
I triun shops under oHratlon by the
I I'lilted states. The American ships
j available for service overseas number
4."i.X with n tonnage of 2.STl.tKS).
1 There are 117 Ormiin and Austrlnn
sliiiis with a tonnage of 7HMO0.
The euiergency fleet corporation has
coiumnnilecrcd in American shipyards
nearly 4IM) steel slips of more than 2.
."(K).(lO(i tons, and has contracted for
li-'Hi ships with tonnage of '1.124,71)0.
REPORT OF BIG AERIAL
BATTLE LAST NIGHT
0nn,8h of an Fleet Stopped by
the British Machines.
(Br Tfce AiuMM-lal Premi.
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""'I"- .innougn details
n.r,, y"'! :.. ls is PtH that a
T "" between Brit-
"Vl. :,"?.."!r.,i,., ?.fw' ml,e8
"" ,r'V ' " ''"""'Vy
in Him nisi nigiii s air raia
resulted in so little damage 1.. th.
liietr.iiu.liv Tl,.. i:..,.. ...... .i
though they crosseil the coast at dif-
feriMjt-..iwt-. i
raiders wen1 brotiirht iloWir hits not
been learned, but according to early
reports, the formation of tlie German
don nt a great height and nt great
sliced, was completely broken un b.v
,1,p Brlt,sl fliers, the raiders separat
ing iimi nn oil i one inruiiiK nncK, lie
ing pursued. So effective were the
measures taken to intercept this lone
intruder that he was unable to pene
trale licynud the ouskirts of London..
"Much Nearer Peace," Says M.
P.:
London Paper Disagrees
London. Sept. 4. J. H. Thomas,
M. P.. Labor representative for Derby
speaking at a meeting of railway men
at Newport, said that he believed "we
are much nearer peace than some
people imagine."
On the other hand, the London Ob
server foresees another year of the
world struggle. This paper says:
"Premature peace talk, by its ten
dency to divide public opinion, con
only prolong tke horrors and misery
of the struggle.
"Germany and her partners want
the Allies more and morp to indulge,
like Russia, in a demoralizing impo
tence of floods of talk about peace, in
stead of concentrating on definite ac
tion that will finish the war."
Messrs. A. P. Park hurst. E. K.
Meade and Alva Johnston, newspaper'
representatives who have been here
several days, left tmlay for their res
IMH'tive homes.
JOHN FOX, Cashier,
A. V. GtMIDMAN, Aas't Caalilrr,